Home / Wages / Farmington Farmington salaries The median worker in the Farmington, NM metro area earned $43,620 a year in 2024, about $20.97 an hour. That ranks #304 of the 391 metro areas published here, 11.9% below the national median.
New Mexico
Median pay $43,620 $20.97 per hour
Vs national -11.9% U.S. $49,500
Workers 46,030 wage and salary
Metro rank #304 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Farmington pays 4.9% less than New Mexico as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 41.9× 550 $62,880 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 2.67× 640 $76,950 Construction Laborers 2.45× 770 $37,580 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2.38× 1,230 $44,100 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1.7× 550 $65,540 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1.65× 1,970 $26,620 Office Clerks, General 1.44× 1,080 $35,090 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.39× 1,570 $26,370 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.36× 840 $47,890 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1.34× 580 $44,790 Cashiers 1.29× 1,210 $28,460 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1.25× 520 $65,310
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Farmington Occupation Median Hourly Employed General and Operations Managers $100,750 $48.44 900 Registered Nurses $81,530 $39.20 780 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $77,240 $37.13 260 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $76,950 $36.99 640 Accountants and Auditors $74,940 $36.03 230 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $67,600 $32.50 250 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $66,810 n/a 210 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $66,780 $32.10 220 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $65,540 n/a 550 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $65,310 n/a 520 Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas $62,880 $30.23 550 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $61,740 $29.68 470 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $60,680 $29.17 370 Electricians $59,050 $28.39 360 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $58,340 $28.05 380 Carpenters $57,300 $27.55 220 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $57,290 $27.54 210 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $55,210 $26.54 470 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $51,200 $24.62 460 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $49,820 $23.95 250 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $47,890 $23.03 840 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas $47,750 $22.96 370 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $46,770 $22.49 410 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $44,790 $21.54 580 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $44,490 $21.39 460 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $44,100 $21.20 1,230 Light Truck Drivers $41,410 $19.91 280 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $40,550 $19.50 480 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,760 $18.16 600 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $37,720 $18.13 430 Construction Laborers $37,580 $18.07 770 Customer Service Representatives $36,410 $17.51 720 Medical Assistants $36,360 $17.48 380 Security Guards $36,330 $17.47 340 Nursing Assistants $35,920 $17.27 280 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $35,590 $17.11 370 Office Clerks, General $35,090 $16.87 1,080 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $34,730 $16.70 240 Stockers and Order Fillers $34,330 $16.50 800 Receptionists and Information Clerks $33,990 $16.34 260 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $31,780 $15.28 800 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $31,260 n/a 510 Cooks, Restaurant $30,930 $14.87 410 Waiters and Waitresses $30,840 $14.83 560 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $30,330 $14.58 240 Retail Salespersons $29,750 $14.30 1,360 Food Preparation Workers $28,500 $13.70 360 Cashiers $28,460 $13.68 1,210 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,030 $13.48 220 Cooks, Fast Food $27,250 $13.10 200 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $26,620 $12.80 1,970 Fast Food and Counter Workers $26,370 $12.68 1,570
Where most people work Largest occupations in Farmington by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,970 $26,620 $12.80 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,570 $26,370 $12.68 Retail Salespersons 1,360 $29,750 $14.30 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,230 $44,100 $21.20 Cashiers 1,210 $28,460 $13.68 Office Clerks, General 1,080 $35,090 $16.87 General and Operations Managers 900 $100,750 $48.44 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 840 $47,890 $23.03 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 800 $31,780 $15.28 Stockers and Order Fillers 800 $34,330 $16.50 Registered Nurses 780 $81,530 $39.20 Construction Laborers 770 $37,580 $18.07 Customer Service Representatives 720 $36,410 $17.51 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 640 $76,950 $36.99 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 600 $37,760 $18.16 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 580 $44,790 $21.54 Waiters and Waitresses 560 $30,840 $14.83 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 550 $65,540 n/a Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 550 $62,880 $30.23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 520 $65,310 n/a
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other New Mexico metro areas Farmington pay: common questions What is the average salary in Farmington? The median across all occupations is $43,620 , or $20.97 an hour, covering 46,030 wage and salary workers. The mean is $54,480, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Farmington pay more than the rest of New Mexico? No. The metro median of $43,620 is 4.9% below the New Mexico median of $45,870. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Farmington? General and Operations Managers ($100,750), Registered Nurses ($81,530), Business Operations Specialists, All Other ($77,240). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Farmington unusually full of? Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, at 41.9× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.